Methadone detoxification is a process which must be overseen by addiction professionals within a drug treatment program who realize how difficult and challenging methadone detox can be. Methadone detox is regarded to be far more serious in terms of symptoms and duration than even heroin detox, and users typically revert back to methadone to alleviate withdrawal symptoms or, worse yet, turn to heroin or prescription opioids to ease symptoms. This is why methadone detoxification should only be done under close supervision at a drug treatment program which has experience in dealing with this type of detoxification, and where the person can receive additional treatment services to handle all addiction issues.